Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 36, Robert Dobson, Va. Sea Service

SERVICE
Va Sea Service
Dobson, Robert
A.36
Va Half Pay
CONTENTS
See Acc. No. 837 Virginia State Navy Robert Dobson, Y S file Va. Half Pay

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ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812.
3096
Robert Dobson
Master
Va Navy
Revolution
Discharged _____, 18
3096
Admitted
N't Pay _____ act '32
Received _____, 187
Attorney.
36

Caveat. May 4th Robert Dobson att. Master U.S. State Navy
James A. Garfield Esq. Commissioner of Pensions - Washington D.C.
10.

Norfolk May 4. 1850
To
James L Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
Without the knowledge or consent of any of the heirs of Robert Dobson deceased, formerly a sailing master of the Virginia State Navy during the war of the revolution, administration on his estate has been taken out by some one now unknown to them, and under the authority of such administration thus illegally, and wrongfully obtained, the person or persons who qualified on his estate without leave of the heirs have, as is believed, obtained money from the Government for the services of said Robt. Dobson decd. — I am one of his heirs at Law, and at the request of my co. heirs I intend qualifying on his estate myself at the next term of the Court which has authority to grant administration. You will therefore please consider this as a notification & a request to you to make no payment to any person of any 1/2 pay, or commutation arising out of the services of said Dobson as I shall apply myself for the money that is due.
Your obt. Servt.
John Banks

Dec 17 1845
Record vol 43 page 174.

Pension Office
December 17. 1845
I certify that I have examined the claim of the administrator of Robert Dobson, deceased, who was a Sailing Master in the Virginia State Navy; and I find that under the act of July 5. 1832, entitled "an act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia" half-pay, was allowed at the from the 22 d of April 1783. Half-pay is now claimed from the 30 th of April 1781, when Dobson left the service. It is my opinion that the claim should be allowed. I therefore certify that half-pay is still due from the thirtieth of April seventeen hundred and eighty one to the twenty second of April seventeen hundred and eighty three, at the rate of one hundred and fifty two dollars and eight cents per annum; and that the amount is payable to Henry Northup, attorney of John Jones, administrator of said Robert Dobson, deceased.
Commissioner of Pensions
Approved
Secretary of War
Ent. this act 5 July '32

Certificate Robert Dobson, Dec o . act 5 July 1832, July 6. 1837.
Recorded vol 43 page 129.

Pension Office
July 6 th 1837
I certify that from a review of the case of the Heirs at Law of the late Robert Dobson, dec d . who was a Sailing Master in the Virginia State Navy, during the revolutionary war, and on account of whose services a claim under the act of July 5 th 1832 was allowed by the Secretary of the Treasury, on the 10 th of February 1835, I discover that an error was committed in not allowing half-pay under said act to commence on the 22 nd April 1783, instead of September 3 rd 1783. It is my opinion therefore that the amount now claimed from the third  twenty eighth of April hundred and eighty three to the third of September seventeen hundred and eighty three, is due, and should be paid to Vespasian Ellis, of Virginia, attorney of Samuel B. Leavant, of Elizabeth City County, Virginia, administrator of said Dobson, dec d . at the rate of one hundred and fifty two dollars and eight cents per annum.
Approved, July 1837
Commissioner of Pensions
acting Secretary of War